Media releases

Today, 22 August 2024, the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024 was passed by the Parliament. The Bill provides the framework to deliver on the NDIS Review’s vision to restore the NDIS to its original intent and deliver better outcomes for Australians with permanent and significant disability within a broader ecosystem of supports.

The latest NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) Quarterly Report shows continued signs of cost stabilisation and better outcomes for participants, their families and carers, including more parents in paid jobs and more participants socialising and actively taking part in their communities.

A clear definition of NDIS Supports which outlines what will and won’t be funded through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will provide greater clarity for people with disability and strengthen the Scheme, NDIS Minister the Hon. Bill Shorten said. Minister Shorten today announced public consultation on draft lists of what constitute NDIS Supports. The proposed lists of NDIS Supports have been developed based on current guidance and practices. The list will become part of a transitional rule, remaining in place until the Commonwealth and States and Territories formally agree on a rule to replace it. Once public consultation has...

The Australian Government has today published the NDIS Provider and Worker Registration Taskforce’s independent advice to Government on a proposed system of regulation for NDIS providers and workers.

A new expert advisory group featuring some of Australia’s most respected early childhood experts will help shape improvements to the experience of children and their families in the NDIS.

Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) the Hon. Bill Shorten has marked NAIDOC Week by acknowledging the importance First Nations participants play in the future of the Scheme.